South Africa vs Zambia: Global: Ease of doing business score
Global: Ease of doing business score over time
- South Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 67.02 DB17-20 methodology against 66.94 DB17-20 methodology in Zambia, a difference of 0.08 DB17-20 methodology.
Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 86th of 191 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global: ease of doing business score, South Africa or Zambia?
- South Africa, at 67.02 DB17-20 methodology against 66.94 DB17-20 methodology in Zambia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in global: ease of doing business score between South Africa and Zambia?
- 0.08 DB17-20 methodology, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for global: ease of doing business score?
- South Africa ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 86th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.